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Ackworth
  • Ackworth Folk Club
    Every third Sunday at The Masons Arms, Bell Lane, Ackworth.
    Singaround. Singers and musicans welcome.
    Contact: Ben May
    2 Railway Cottages, Mill Lane, Ackworth, Pontefract WF7 7NN
    Telephone: 01977 617758
    07/09
Batley
  • Drovers Folk Club
    Monthly, second Saturday (closed August) at The Black Bull Inn, 5, Kirkgate, Birstall WF17 9HE.
    Singers and musicians' nights.
    Contact: Geoff and Mary
    Telephone: 01274 673274
    Contact: Anne
    Telephone: 0113 2574658

  • Folk at the Proke
    Wednesdays, 2nd and 4th of month, at St Mary's Social Club & Parochial Hall, ('the Proke') Melton Street, off Crossbank Road, Batley.
    Singers and musicians' nights, with occasional concert nights from September 2004.
    Contact: Denis Walsh
    Contact Address: St Mary's Social Club & Parochial Hall, Melton St, off Crossbank Rd, Batley, WF17 8PT.
    Telephone: 01924-503758
    Email: stmarysclubbatley@hotmail.com
    Website: http://www.stmarybatley.co.uk/folk%20club.htm
    11/09
Bradford
  • Topic Folk Club
    Thursdays, weekly, at The Bradford Irish Club, Rebecca Street, Bradford BD1 2RX
    Telephone: 01274 732000
    Frequent guest nights, singers' nights monthly on average. Eclectic.
    Contact: Rahel Guzelian
    Email: rahel@blueyonder.co.uk
    Website: http://www.topic-folk-club.org.uk/
    11/09

Cleckheaton
  • Croppers Folk Club
    Fridays, weekly, at The Priory, Whitechapel, Cleckheaton.
    Singers club with occasional concerts.
    Contact: Russ Hughes
    Telephone: 0113 2641333
    Email: russ.hughes49@yahoo.co.uk
    Website: http://www.croppersfolk.co.uk
    11/09

  • Panther Folk Club
    Tuesdays, weekly, at The Wickham Arms, Cleckheaton.
    Informal singaround. Singers and musicians welcome.
    Contact: Geoff Pickles
    7 Listerdale, Littletown. Liversedge WF15 6EN
    Telephone: 01924 404 346
    Email:
Dewsbury
  • Thornhill Parish Church
    Occasional concerts at Thornhill Parish Church, Dewsbury.
    Contact: Brian Pearson
    Telephone: 01924 520861
    Email: brianb.pearson@ntlworld.com
    11/09
Huddersfield
  • Birdsedge Live
    Occasional Saturdays or Sundays at Birdsedge Village Hall, Penistone Road, Birdsedge, Huddersfield.
    Concert series with national and international guests. Call or email to be added to mailing list.
    Contact: Jacey Bedford
    10 Park Head, Birdsedge, Huddersfield HD8 8XW
    Telephone: 01484 606230
    Email: artisan@artisan-harmony.com
    10/09

  • Station Folk Club
    An informal singers club on the first Thursday of each month. Starts at 8.30 - 11.15. Everyone welcome to come along and play / sing / recite or read poetry.
    The pub has a new name, The King's Head, but the club is still called Station Folk, next to Huddersfield Station.
    Contact: Alyson Harding
    Telephone: 07831 336334 (mobile)
    Email: alyson.harding@btinternet.com
    11/09
Ilkley
  • Addingham Acoustic
    Tuesdays, weekly, 8.30 pm at Addingham Social Club Main Street Addingham.
    West Yorkshire
    'Open mic' acoustic performance evening open to all.
    Contact: Tim Mornin
    Telephone: 07768 548859
    Email: timmornin@tiscali.co.uk
    Website: http://www.addinghamacoustic.com
    11/09

Keighley
  • Bacca Pipes Folk Club
    Fridays, weekly, at The Ukranian Club, Henry Street, off Cavendish Street, Keighley.
    Guests.
    Contact: Jenny Scott
    96 Glen Lee Lane, Keighley BD21 5QY
    Telephone: 01535 605310
    11/09
Leeds
  • Cardigan Arms Folk Club
    Alternate Sundays at the Cardigan Arms, Kirkstall Road, Leeds.
    Singers' club - no booked guests.
    Contact: Neil Whitaker
    87 Victoria Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1DR
    Telephone: 0113 278 4440

  • Grove Folk Club
    Fridays, weekly, 8.30 pm at The Back Row, Holbeck, Leeds LS11 5PL.
    Singers Nights and Guest Nights
    Mostly traditional with some Contemporary guests
    Closed July and August
    Contact: Sam Dodds and Ed Lawrence
    Telephone: 01977 685122
    Website: http://grovefolkclub.org.uk/
    11/09

  • Yorkshire Concertina Club
    Monthly, third Sundays, 12.00 noon at the Corner House, on the corner of Lidgett Lane and Harrogate Road, Leeds.
    112.00 noon till 1.30 band; 2.00 till 4-4.30 ish workshops where we invite guests to lead a workshop of their choice. All varieties of concertina systems and music.
    Contact: Helen Graham
    Telephone: 0113 2452348
    Email: helen.graham88@hotmail.co.uk
    Website: http://yorkshire-concertina-club.org.uk/
    11/09
 

Otley
  • Otley Folk Club
    Wednesdays, weekly, at Korks Wine Bar, 40 Bondgate, Otley
    Singaround with occasional guests.
    Contact: Steve Fairholm
    Croft House, Station Road, Otley LS21 3HX
    Telephone: 01943 467189
    Email:

Ripponden Snaith
  • The Railway Tavern
    1st Saturday in month at The Railway Tavern, Hensell near Snaith. Contact the pub for directions on 01977 661478.
    Open pub room with listening audience encouraged amongst pub regulars. Diverse local performers on the "entertainment" end of the folk spectrum. Admission free.
    Contact: Rod Calvert
    24 Wavell Grove, Sandal, Wakefield WF2 6JR
    Telephone: 01924 242205
Wakefield
  • Acoustic Cabaret
    8.30 pm, second Saturday of each month at Wakefield Labour Club ("The Red Shed"), 18 Vicarage Street, Wakefield.
    Resident singers and invited performers plus guests.
    Contact: Nick Haworth
    Trad Music, 156B Kirkgate, Wakefield WF1 1TU
    Telephone: 01924 385000 (daytime)
    Email: sales@tradmusic.co.uk

  • Ossett Singers Club
    Thursdays, weekly at The Red Lion, Dewsbury Road, Ossett.
    Weekly singers club: performers and listeners welcome. Free admission.
    Contact: Geoff Pyke
    Telephone: 01924 279206
    Email: geoff@pyke42.freeserve.co.uk
    11/09

Wharfedale
  • Wharfe Unplugged
    Tuesdays, weekly at The Swan Inn, 106 Main Street, Addingham.
    Performance-driven and inclusive acoustic "open mic" night (not a singaround or jam session). Doors open 8.30 pm; first act at 9 pm.
    Contact: Ramon De Juan
    c/o The Swan Inn, 106 Main Street, Addingham, West Yorkshire, LS29 0NS
    Email: info@wharfeunplugged.com
    Website: http://www.wharfeunplugged.com/

 

 
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